"That's what people respect, the fact that I wasn't a chump that laid on his back and gave up."
-Mike Tyson
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"Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent.“
-Mike Tyson
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"I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds."
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"I want to rip out his heart and feed it to Lennox Lewis. I want to kill people. I want to rip their stomachs out and eat their children."
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"I'm a Muslim, but I think Jesus would have a drink with me. He would be cool. He would talk to me."
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"God lets everything happen for a reason. It's all a learning process, and you have to go from one level to another."
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"I did my time for the rape. I paid my money to Las Vegas. I paid my dues."
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